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Libya: Abductions, Torture, Gang Rape 'Driving Mediterranean Migrant Exodus'
AI London, 11 May 2015
Refugees and migrants in Libya face rape, torture and abduction by traffickers and smugglers, as well as systematic exploitation by their employers, religious persecution and other… Read more »
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Ethiopia: What Drives Ethiopian Migrants
Al Jazeera, 25 April 2015
Charkos township in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa is no different from many other townships in Africa. Read more »
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Africa: Analysis - the Migrant Boat Crisis Is Not Just Europe's Problem
Daily Maverick, 22 April 2015
The European Union is receiving plenty of flak for its role in the migrant boat crisis in the Mediterranean. But it's not just Europe's problem. Where are the African leaders… Read more »
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Africa: Migrants in Libya Say Face Beatings, Rape Awaiting Mediterranean Crossing
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 22 April 2015
Two Eritrean migrants waiting in Libya to make the dangerous Mediterranean crossing to Italy have spoken of the terrible conditions they face, going hungry and witnessing others… Read more »
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Africa: 'Callous' EU Politics On Migrants Costing Lives, UN Warns
UN News, 20 April 2015
Following the loss of some 700 lives after a boat carrying migrants capsized and sank over the weekend, the UN human rights chief has urged European Union (EU) governments to take… Read more »
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Africa: Thou Shalt Treat Thy Fellow Africans As Thyself
New Times, 23 April 2015
At the current rate of globalisation, barely a day goes by without a headline-grabbing story blaming immigrants and would-be immigrants for the problems that nations are facing. Read more »
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Africa: Death in the Mediterranean
Al Jazeera, 21 April 2015
It was probably the biggest tragedy in the history of Mediterranean migrations. According to the testimonies of some of the 28 survivors, between 700 and 900 people, mainly from… Read more »
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Africa: IOM - Mediterranean Death Toll Could Top 30,000 in 2015
Al Jazeera, 21 April 2015
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has warned that, based on current figures, the migrant death toll on the Mediterranean this year could top 30,000. Read more »
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Africa: 'Swift, Courageous' Action Needed to Stem Tide of Illegal Migration - Unicef
UN News, 21 April 2015
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has urged the international community to commit to "swift, collective and courageous action" and address the surge in illegal migration… Read more »
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Africa: Hollande Calls On Europe to 'Go Further' to End Migrant Shipwrecks
RFI, 21 April 2015
French President François Hollande called on Europe and the world to "go much further" in tackling the "intolerable" shipwrecks that have cost hundreds of migrants' lives in… Read more »
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Africa: North Europe Must Help Tackle Migrant Crisis, Mediterranean MEPS
RFI, 21 April 2015
Europe is the cause of the current migrant crisis in the Mediterranean - or the solution, depending on whom you talk to. European heads of state have been called to an emergency… Read more »
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Africa: European Policies Are Causing a 'Mass Grave in the Mediterranean - MSF
The Daily Vox, 21 April 2015
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has called on European Union member states to urgently launch large-scale search and rescue activities in the Mediterranean to avoid more deaths at… Read more »
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Africa: UNHCR Gives Qualified Welcome to EU Mediterranean Plans
UNHCR, 21 April 2015
The UN refugee agency on Tuesday welcomed European plans to tackle the challenges of irregular migration in the Mediterranean, but said saving human lives at sea should remain the… Read more »
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Africa: Churches Mourn Loss of Life On Mediterranean
ACNS, 21 April 2015
Together the Churches' Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME), the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the World Council of Churches (WCC) grieve the drowning of hundreds… Read more »
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Africa: Body Bags On Brighton Beach - Don't Let Them Drown
AI London, 21 April 2015
Amnesty publishes new report on Weds at midday detailing growing migrant crisis in the Mediterranean Read more »
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Africa: Legal Migration to Europe Is the Only Answer
DW, 20 April 2015
It's time for EU ministers to come up with unconventional ideas. Immigration without smugglers should be made possible, DW's Bernd Riegert writes. Read more »
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Africa: Mediterranean Boat Capsizing - Deadliest Incident On Record
UNHCR, 21 April 2015
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 21 April 2015, at the Palais des Nations… Read more »
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Oxfam, 20 April 2015
Up to 700 people - possibly more - may have died in the latest wreck of a migrants' ship in the straits between Libya and Italy. Words and consternation are no longer enough, says… Read more »
Who's Responsible for the Mediterranean Migrant Crisis?
The European Union is receiving plenty of flak for its role in the migrant boat crisis in the Mediterranean. But it's not just Europe's problem. Where are the African leaders expressing their compassion, where is the emergency African Union task force to alleviate the problem, asks the Daily Maverick.
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Ruben Andersson of the London School of Economics warns that European Union initiatives to collaborate with African states may fuel irregular migration rather than stem it. Read more »
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Migrants' countries of origin are conscious of this phenomenon and attempt to mobilize diaspora savings and fund transfers in support to development and productive investments ... Read more »
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Only about 50 of the 700 migrants reported to be aboard a Europe-bound boat which capsized in Libyan waters have been rescued. Read more »
A group of rescued refugees and migrants leave the Italian Coastguard boat, Gregoretti, in Palermo, Italy.
